AWARDS
“AV” Rated Preeminent By Martindale-Hubbell
Named America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators
Multiple Listings as a “Top Attorney” in Los Angeles Magazine
Listed in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates: Advocate Rank
* Listed as a 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 “Super Lawyer” of Southern California
ORGANIZATIONS
Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates
Past Director of the Board of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Elected to Board of Directors of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel for 1997; Co-Chairman of Seminar Committee of Southern California Defense Counsel (1995; 1996); Los Angeles County Superior Court Appointed Arbitrator; Los Angeles County Superior Court Appointed Mediator; Los Angeles County Superior Court Appointed Settlement Officer; Los Angeles County Judge Pro-Tem
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
75 Defense Judgments in Cases Representing Defendants
Over a Hundred Jury Trials
93% Success Rate in Trial
Multiple Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts Representing Plaintiffs
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member of California Bar; Admitted to United States District Court (Southern, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Litigation Section of State Bar of California (past); Los Angeles County Bar Association; litigation section (past)
LECTURER ON THE LAW
Continuing Insurance Defense Lecturer and Moderator: Seminar Lecturer: Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination, November, 2002; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in California, January, 2001; Expert witnesses: Case Breakers, July, 1997; Topic, Arbitrations, Las Vegas Seminar, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers, 1992; Seminar Moderator: Topic, Taking and Defending Expert Depositions, Southern California Defense Counsel Seminar, May, 1995; Topic, Claims and Defense Perspectives on Handling a Litigated File, Southern California Defense Counsel Seminar, July, 1995
LEGAL EDUCATION
University of San Diego School of Law: Juris Doctorate
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Pacific Lutheran University, B.A. with high honors
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
Completed Post Graduate course work on M.A. in Humanities (American Literature) at Pacific Lutheran University
PRO BONO
General Counsel, Lutheran High School, La Verne, California
PERSONAL
Married with Three Daughters
Special Interest in Norway from Spending a Year Living There
College MVP and All League Selection in Water Polo
*Listing was awarded as a result of a blue ribbon panel of lawyers selecting the top 1% of lawyers by specialty; results were listed in a supplement to Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Los Angeles Magazine.
